Weʼve raised £945 to raise funds to buy desperately needed food and water for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, fleeing Myanmar for their lives.

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Story

The Rohingya people have been persecuted in Myanmar for many years. They have been denied citizenship and have lived life on the margins. Now, according to the United Nations they are being systematically 'ethnically cleansed' from Rakhine Province in Myanmar. In the last few weeks 370,000 refugees have left their homes and crossed the border into Bangladesh. Men, women and children have been maimed, torched and killed by the Government, soldiers and extremists. This horrific pogrom is Darfur all over again, and we said we would never let it happen again. The refugees need shelter, water and food in Bangladesh, and through our event - ALL IN FOR ROHINGYA - and this fundraising page we hope to raise money towards that aim. PLEASE help.

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4 months ago

Uzma Mir-Young and Sanjay Majhu

4 months ago

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4 months ago

Uzma Mir-Young and Sanjay Majhu

4 months ago

Hello all.....we are nearly there, and just 4 days to go. THANK YOU THANK YOU if you have donated, but can I ask you to share this on your pages to see if we can get those last few donations in please? There are now some 500,000 people in Bangladesh - mainly women and children - who have fled in fear of their lives. Thanks so much.

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4 months ago

Uzma Mir-Young and Sanjay Majhu

4 months ago

Half way there but the numbers fleeing from death, rape and burning villages has increased to over half a million. Keep sharing.

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About the fundraiser

Uzma Mir-Young and Sanjay Majhu

Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Uzma and Sanjay met at the University of Glasgow in the 80s. Sanjay is a successful entrepreneur owning the Ashoka Restaurants chain, and Uzma is a TV Producer and Filmmaker. Both have been propelled into action by on- the-ground reports from a filmmaker they knew at Uni.